Best: "Boardwalk
Empire" (HBO)
On the surface, HBO's hit Prohibition-era drama "Boardwalk Empire" is about
gangsters and booze. But dig deeper and you'll find a masterful and timeless
series about the sins and responsibilities of the father. Whereas Tony Soprano
obsessed about ... more his conflicted feelings for his mother, Nucky Thompson
(Emmy-nominated Steve Buscemi) is a man who has spent his whole
life trying not to be his dad, an abusive drunkard who turned his sons into
resentful rivals. Having no kids of his own, Nucky tried to be a father to Jimmy
(Michael Pitt), only to be heartbreakingly betrayed
by him. And as fans know, it's a betrayal that ended fatally when Season 2 came
to a bloody close. Now Nucky is a father figure for Margaret's (Kelly Macdonald) kids. Even Chalky White (Michael Kenneth Williams), Agent Van Alden and Al
Capone have their crosses to bear in the fatherhood department, raising the
question, can you be a good father if you didn't have one? Who can say? But the
scribes behind "Boardwalk Empire" sure have made finding out worthwhile.
(Mekeisha Madden Toby)
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